There are many catkins on the corkscrew hazel!
Shelley's words are most apt - 'If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?' Shelley - 'Ode to the West Wind' Thank you to the SkyWatch team for organising and hosting this lovely meme.
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Fantastic shots and I love the corkscrew hazel, Janice! Never seen anything quite like that! Great Sky Watch shots!
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Sylvia
Gorgeous evening sky--my favorite time of day. Thanks for sharing Shelley with me this week...hope yours was good!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue skies...love the corkscrew haze...
ReplyDeleteI like this, nice shots!:-)
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a corkscrew hazel. Interesting pictures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue sky with a fine silhouette of trrne, the last two pictures show a fun three:)
ReplyDeleteLove the silhouettes and I, too, have never seen corkscrew hazel. How interesting! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky and love those crazy branches! I've never seen a tree like that....it's really cool!
ReplyDeleteMe neither. Did not know about corkscrew hazel. Don't know what I like the most: the crazyness of the branches or the name!!
ReplyDeleteFour good "shapes" images against our skies this week.
Did I tell you that we here in Sydney have just finished our first week of summer?
*grin*
Lovely pictures, and I especially liked the silhouette in the first two! :)
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is wow. Amazing :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. I love the third photo, very unique swirling 'shape'.
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Oh cool, corkscrew hazel, haven't seen that one before, nice shot!
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I love the silhouettes in the first two and the corkscrew hazel is an interesting plant that I haven't seen before.
ReplyDeleteI love all these shots Janice, but my favourite has to be the silhouette of the trees in the first shot. Does your hazel grow nuts?
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with everyone else it seems - love the pattern of the corkscrew hazel against the sky!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots.
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The silhouettes are so pretty with the gradient background. I've never seen corkscrew hazel before... very intriguing.
ReplyDeletegreat captures! love the twisted silhouettes. They look mysterious and out of this world:)
ReplyDeleteThose are great photos! I particularly love the corkscrew hazel! I planted one once, but then we moved away and I never saw it grow. :(
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ReplyDeleteYes, our corkscrew hazel produces nuts every year. It's botanical name is Corylus avellanus 'Contorta' and it used to be known as 'Harry Lauder's walking stick'. Harry Lauder (1870 - 1950) was a Scottish singer and entertainer in the variety theatres who always carried a crooked stick for every performance.
Love your convoluted trees!
ReplyDeleteLovely shapes to get the imagination going wild.
ReplyDeleteYou've confirmed the extraordinary power of tree silhouettes against the sky. The simple contrast is like the difference between negative and positive space in good design. Maybe this is where we learnt it! I also now lust after that hazel.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stuff, as usual, Janice.
Intriguing shots of your sky through Contorta! It looks like a rare plant to own to. Thanks for visiting. Re the circus post of mine protesting about the use of lions for entertainment - is it banned in the UK now, I wonder. I have added another skywatch photo for today, waking up to a spectacular sunrise and reflection - having an eastern view from a 10th floor
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Thank you folks :-)
ReplyDeleteMargaret - re: circus animals. I was quite convinced that wild animals were not used in UK circuses any longer. I was SO WRONG - they are protected by law but there is no law preventing their use. I'm steamed up about this . . .
beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteOh lovely shapes against the chilly blue sky. In the first photo, the trees look feathery. Corkscrew hazel - fascinating!
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Perfectly clear skies make a beautiful backdrop for each of these pictures.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of a beautiful sky! Actually, I find the sky beautiful no matter what the weather is like.
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Thank you all for your nice remarks :-)
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